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Broken Missile Defenses and Clever Politics
  On the radar: Interceptors that can’t intercept; Nowruz statement; Talks in Turkey; Fallback options; How to reach a deal with Iran; New WH coordinator on WMD; and Maj. Kong as a young child.   Read more »
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Posted on March 19, 2013
U.S. Nuclear Stockpile Estimated to Hold 7,700 Total Warheads
  On the radar: Latest stockpile estimate; Moniz to DOE; Outcomes from talks; Diplomacy, first choice; View from Tehran; Tutu on zero; Cartwright, Krepinevich, and Payne; and Dennis and the menace.   Read more »
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Posted on March 4, 2013
Brzezinski on the Iran Debate the Senate Should Hold
  On the radar: Costs and consequences; Nuclear language almost scuttles New START, defense bill; Defense delay; How to talk to Iran; CTBT update; Elements of a deal with Iran; Patriots to Turkey; and Doomsday isn’t cheap, thankfully.   Read more »
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Posted on January 4, 2013
President Objects to Arms Control Restrictions in Defense Authorization Act
  On the radar: NDAA signing statement; Un-stalling negotiations; Safety concerns at Bushehr; Context of Kim’s speech; and Air Force opens new missile school.   Read more »
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Posted on January 3, 2013
Video Blog: Obama, Romney, and Nuclear Policy
Foreign policy has been the hot topic on the campaign trail recently, with President Obama and Governor Romney making several public appearances – and trading jabs – in an attempt to build support leading up to the November election. Read more »
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Posted by Joe Cirincione on July 26, 2012
Barack Obama, Elections, Foreign Policy, Iran Nuclear Program, Joe Cirincione, Joel Rubin, Mitt Romney, Nuclear Security, the Jewish Chronicle, Video, Pakistan
Continuing the Diplomatic Process: An Interview with Reza Marashi
To give us a better handle on the current situation with Iran, we spoke with Reza Marashi, Research Director for the National Iranian American Council (NIAC). Reza served in the U.S. Department of State for four years in the Office of Iranian Affairs, and his articles have appeared in publications including The New York Times, Foreign Policy, The Atlantic, and The National Interest. He is a contributor to CNN, NPR, and the BBC, among others. Here, he gives us his take on the latest developments in Iran and what they might mean for national security. Read more »
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Posted on June 8, 2012
Diplomacy, Diplomacy with Iran, Iran Negotiations, Iran Nuclear Program, Iran sanctions, Iran Talks, Moscow, national security, negotiations, Nuclear program of Iran, Nuclear Weapons
What Happened in Baghdad
  On the radar: How the Baghdad talks almost collapsed; New IAEA Iran Report; Breakdown over sanctions; Iran posturing ahead of Moscow; Marketing, not strategy, made triad; Safer, fewer, leaner; and Iran’s accidental HEU.   Read more »
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Posted on May 29, 2012